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Scope
Director Emma Moffat
A multilayered metaphor for OCD: with the help of her therapist, Antonia must find out why she has developed an extreme obsession with circles before it is too late.
Close-Up Cinema ProgrammeFriday 25 September · 4:15–5:30pm← Full programme
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Close-Up Cinema · Includes Q&A
Breaking the Cycle
Friday 25 September 2026 · 4:15–5:30pm
From obsessive patterns and repeating time to inherited shame, grief and the struggle to create new life, these films explore people trapped within cycles they cannot easily escape. Through unexpected connection and acts of courage, each searches for a way forward.
Total film runtime1:04:23
02
Life Goes On
Directors Kat Butterfield and Daniel Audritt
Bill is in end-of-life care waiting for the sweet release of death—but unfortunately for him, he is stuck in an infinite time loop, causing the day to restart the second his heart stops.
03
Pearls
Director Alastair Train
Tony and Linda are struggling to grow their family. When Tony is forced to face his fertility issues, he turns to a mysterious oyster dealer, Marvin, whose oysters deliver more than their promise of virility.
04
Pushed Together
Director Ben Sapir
During a claustrophobic train ride, a young woman already at her lowest finds solace in a fleeting encounter with a stranger.
05
Kit
Director Lottie Amor
A teenager with dwarfism is hidden away from an unforgiving world by his superficial mother but discovers that his talent for drawing can set him free.
Close-Up Cinema · Shoreditch
Five films.
Five searches for a way forward.
Friday 25 September 2026
4:15–5:30pm · Includes filmmaker Q&A
Close-Up Cinema
97 Sclater Street
London E1 6HR
Doors open before the advertised start time. Please arrive early to take your seat.
Block G · Breaking the CycleFriday 25 September · 4:15pm
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